Your route to Deauville
I'm planning to fly from Blackbushe to Deauville this Sunday for the first time, although I have flown to Le Touquet and Cherbourg before.
I'm keen to know the route you take to Deauville:
'Straight across', which looks the shortest,
going via the 'short channel hop' from Lydd which is very long,
going via the IOW and Cherbourg which is also very long,
or some other route?
Also, do you take a liferaft when you cross the channel, and where could I borrow/rent one at a reasonable rate?